This is a WordBowl first: A retelling of a story originally posted in 2014. I recently participated in a literary event at NYC’s legendary KGB Bar, and in preparation for my reading of tech-related stories, I reworked the original “synapse” as my opening piece. Let me know what you ...
“I wish you guys were here in the spring to actually see a snapping turtle. You’d be like, ‘Man, as like an eight-to-ten-year-old kid, you were catching this?’” Peterson says. “This turtle’s big enough, if you got your arm in its mouth, it could feasibly pull...
The concept of Fashion Plates has existed since the 18th century, but the toy version released by Tomy Toys in 1977 really caught on in the 1980s. Young girls could easily play fashion designer by snapping a wide array of outfit pieces into a base, and using a black crayon to trace the...
Thecrossis a very effective punch, but it needs to be set up properly. Learn how to set upyourcross, and it becomes a very dangerous weapon you can use in various ways. The most basic set up for thecrossis the jab. Throw a fast, hard jab first to force the defense to react, the...
and maybe that disk was on top of a huge turtle. Maybe the pinpricks of light above us at night are a glimpse into what lies beyond this big room—and maybe that’s where we go when we die. Maybe if we can find the place where the ceiling meets the floor, we can poke our head...
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